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Table 4 Proportion of survivors that recover their pre-hip fracture levels of activity, participation or health outcomes

From: A critical review of the long-term disability outcomes following hip fracture

Study

Outcome measure

Pre-fracture residence

Surgical cohort

3–4 months

6 months

1 year

2 years

Activity – Mobility

 Bentler 2009 [14]

Mobility activities without difficultye

NR

N

   

47 %

 Crotty 2000 [49]

Level of ambulationb

Community

Y

69 %

   
 

LTC

Y

58 %

 Holt 2008 [62]

Walk unaided and unaccompanied

Mixed

Y

    

Ages 75–89

  

22 %

Ages ≥95

2 %

 Keene 1993 [41]

Walk unaided

Mixed

N

  

40 %

 

 Koval 1998 [44]g

Ambulatory ability

Community

Y

22 %

38 %

47 %

 

 Shah 2001 [47]g

Ambulation independence

Community

Y

  

44 %

 

 Magaziner 2000 [43]

Walk 3 m without assistancea, d

Community

N

  

60 %

63 %

 Norton 2000 [22]

Retain community mobilityd

Mixed

U

   

54 %

 Osnes 2004[25]

Walking independencef

Mixed

U

  

44 %

 

 Pereira 2010 [39]

Remain stable on BOASd

    

55 %

 

 Vochteloo 2013 [37]

Mobility

Mixed

Y

46 %

 

48 %

 

Mobility without aid

 

Y

27 %

40 %

Mobility with aid

 Y

58 %

58 %

Activity – Composite measure of Basic ADLs

 Bentler 2009 [14]

ADLs without difficultye

NR

N

   

49 %

 Beaupre 2005 [50]h

ADL level (MBI)

Mixed

Y

34 %

42 %

 

 Beaupre 2007 [48]h

ADL level (MBI)

Community

Y

 

71 %

  
 

LTC

Y

22 %

 Givens 2008 [52]

ADL no declineb, c

Mixed

Y

 

71 %

  

 Koval 1998 [51]g

ADL level

Community

Y

59 %

71 %

73 %

 

 Shah 2001 [47]g

ADL level

Community

Y

  

70 %

 

 Norton 2000 [22]

Functional independenced

Mixed

U

   

72 %

 Osnes 2004 [25]f

Living at home receiving assistance, assistance received at same frequency

Mixed

U

  

49 %

 

Living at home without assistance

  

45 %

 Vergara 2014 [38]

ADL (MBI)b

Mixed

U

29 %

 

Activity – Self-care

 Magaziner 2000 [43]a, d

Washing

Community

N

  

62 %

56 %

Dressing (socks & shoes)

  

67 %

67 %

Dressing (pants)

80 %

80 %

Getting on/off toilet

36 %

37 %

Activity – Communications

 Magaziner 2000 [43]

Using the telephonea, d

Community

N

  

78 %

77 %

Participation – Composite measures of Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

 Bentler 2009 [14]

IADLs without difficultye

NR

N

   

55 %

 Koval 1998 [51]g

IADLs

Community

Y

34 %

42 %

48 %

 

 Shah 2001 [47]g

    

46 %

 Vergara 2014 [38]

IADLsb

Mixed

U

 

25 %

 

Participation – Domestic life

 Magaziner 2000a, d [43]

Housecleaning

Community

N

  

38 %

57 %

Shopping

  

58 %

59 %

Cooking

76 %

77 %

Handling money

69 %

69 %

 Pitto 1994 [29]

Social function (mix of self and domestic care)b, d

 Mixed

  

60 %

  

Participation – Community, social and civic life

 Magaziner 2000 [43]

Getting places out of walking distancea, d

Community

Y

  

47 %

47 %

Health condition

 Bentler 2009 [14]

Self-reported health statusb

NR

N

   

61 %

Cognition (TICS)b

56 %

 Magaziner 2000 [43]

Taking medicationsa, d

Community

Y

   

71 %

 Pitto 1994 [29]

Health statusb, d

 Mixed

 

64 %

  

82 %

  1. aDetermined as 100 % less percentage of survivors newly dependent
  2. bDetermined as 100 % less the percentage of survivors deteriorated
  3. cIn this study, for patients who had died, functional status in the 2 weeks before death was determined by proxy interview and included
  4. dn/N not confirmed
  5. eDetermined as 100 % less the percentage of survivors that got worse regarding the number of activities with difficulty
  6. f Determined as 100 % less the percentage with loss of walking independence/receiving assistance, participants not followed from inception
  7. g, hStudies from the same cohort
  8. ADL activities of daily living, BOAS Brazil Old Age Schedule, LTC long term care, MBI modified Barthel Index, N no, NR not reported, TICS Telephone Interview to Assess Cognitive Status, U unclear, Y yes